Tex. Health & Safety Code § 54.001

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 54.001 - [Multiple Versions] Establishment Of Program

The department shall establish a living organ donor education program to educate residents of this state about:

(1) the need for living organ donors, including the particular need for donors from minority populations;
(2) the partnership between the Glenda Dawson Donate Life Texas Registry for deceased organ donation, maintained by Donate Life Texas, and other organ donor registries for living organ donation;
(3) the requirements for registering as a potential living organ donor;
(4) the medical screening and procedures necessary for an individual to be a living organ donor; and
(5) the availability of information about living organ donation in health care facilities, transplant centers, organ procurement organizations, tissue banks, eye banks, and driver's license offices.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 54.001

Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 88,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2023.